Lillard is a role player on this team. Seems like most of you are missing that fact. Some things also being missed are that 12 players played in that game. It's the Olympics and all the players want to play. Pop is coaching to win and at this point the player that has the advantage is Durant at his position with the most experience in FIBA play. One thing Lillard is doing is drawing attention and has to be covered. He will never be as good on defense as Jrue. Lillard will start the next game as expected. Pop will make adjustments depending on who is playing well. Expect Durant to get the call again to carry the team. That is after all what Pop is doing and asking the team to do.
You don't think that Dame is having--relative to expectations--the most disappointing Olympics of any player on the men's BB team? Who would you say has been more disappointing?
I know what this is: Dame REALLY wants to stay with the Blazers so he's INTENTIONALLY tanking his trade value!
Close game between France and Slovenia, 78-78 with 4:40 left. Doncic one rebound away from a triple double.
Late reset of the shot clock literally as France was forced to jack up a bad shot. France was screwed.
I thought Doncic was going to win the game for Slovenia, but he passed it. His teammate had an open drive to the basket, but Nico came from way back to erase the layup!
